NAME: FAIZAL L.

MALIGA

BSCE 2-A

CHAPTER 2

1. LESSONS LEARNED
 Calamba was an hacienda town which belonged to the Dominican Order. • It is a
picturesque town nestling on a verdant plain covered with irrigated rice fields and
sugar-lands.
 In 1876 when he was 15 years old and was a student in the Ateneo de Manila he
remembered his beloved town. •He wrote a poem Un Recuerdo A Mi Pueblo (In
Memory of My Town).
 The first memory of Rizal, in his infancy, was his happy days in the family garden. •
Because he was frail, sickly, and undersized child, he was given the most tender care by
his parents.
 The Hero’s First Sorrow • The Rizal children were bound together by the ties of love and
companionship. • Their parents taught them to love one another, to behave properly in
front of elders, to be truthful and religious, and to help one another.
 Devoted Son of Church •Young Rizal was a religious boy. •A scion of a Catholic clan,
born and bred in a wholesome atmosphere of Catholicism, and possessed of an inborn
spirit, Rizal grew up a good Catholic.
 At the age of 3, he began to take part in the family prayers. •When he was five years
old, he was able to read haltingly the family bible. •He loved to go to church to pray, to
take part in novenas, and to join the religious processions.
 On June 6, 1868, Jose and his father left for Calamba to go on a pilgrimage to Antipolo,
in order to fulfill his mother’s vow which was made when Rizal was born. •It was the
first trip of Jose across Laguna de Bay and his pilgrimage to Antipolo.
 Jose’s first teacher was his mother. • At the age of 3, Jose learned the alphabet and
prayers from her. • Seeing Rizal had a talent for poetry, she encouraged him to write
poems. She gave her all her love and all that she learned in college.
 Rizal’s Three Uncles • There were 3 uncles, brothers of his mother, who played a great
part in the early education of Rizal.
 In his room, he kept many statuettes which he made out of clay and wax. • At one time,
his sisters teased him: “Ute, what are you doing with so many statuettes?” He replied: “
Don’t you know that people will erect monument and statues in my honor for the
future?”
 At an early age when children usually begin to learn ABC, he was already writing poems.
• The first known poem that he wrote was a Tagalog poem entitled Sa Aking Mga
Kababata (To My Fellow Children).
 From Spanish ancestors he got his elegance of bearing, sensitivity to insult and gallantry
to ladies. • From his father he inherited a profound sense of self-respect, the love for
work and the habit of independent thinking. • And from his mother his religious nature,
the spirit of self-sacrifice and the passion for arts and literature.
2. OBSERVATION TO THE REPORTER
 The reporter Alex Kinedar thoroughly delivered his report with confidence and mastery.
 He was stunning.
 Although he has difficulties in speaking, his confidences made his report commendable.
 Nonetheless, everything was good and well presented.